The Beggars Fair is a free festival. That means you don't have to pay to see any of the events. Although we do get some funding and sponsorship, around 25% of our income is from programme sales.

Last year, after a lot of thought and discussion, we took the decision not to publish the complete programme online. We'd seen people wandering around town with computer printouts, and even several people taking photos of the display copy with their mobile phones!

So below is a listing of who is performing on the Friday evening, Saturday daytime and evening. However for the full lowdown of what's on where and when we'd really like to encourage you to buy a programme. It only costs £1.50 and it's one of the simplest things you can do to show your support for the Beggars Fair.

Programmes are now on sale from Romsey Tourist Information Centre in Church Street and from all the pub venues, and of course just about everywhere on the day.